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Verizon's Mead reiterates VoLTE launch for 2014, promises more LTE small cells

Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead said the carrier will deploy Voice over LTE technology in early 2014, and promised that the carrier will not deliver a poor experience in terms of voice quality when it does so.

Analyst: Apple, Samsung again dominate smartphone profits, but is Samsung catching up?

Apple and Samsung Electronics once again gobbled up all of the operating profits in the global smartphone industry in the first quarter, according to a new report from investment research firm Canaccord Genuity, as has been the case the past several quarters.

Verizon, AOL partner for exclusive mobile Web portal

Verizon Wireless inked an exclusive content distribution agreement to preload the AOL.com mobile Web portal across its Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones and selected tablets.

ComScore: Apple's iOS slashes Android's U.S. smartphone lead

Apple's iOS narrowed Android's U.S. smartphone market share lead during the three-month period between December 2012 and March 2013, digital research firm comScore reports.

BlackBerry updates Twitter app for legacy smartphones

BlackBerry is upgrading its free Twitter application for legacy devices running BlackBerry OS 5 and higher.

BlackBerry's Heins: We expect 'tens of millions' of Q10 sales

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins ratcheted up expectations and brimmed with confidence over expected sales of the Q10, the company's first BlackBerry 10-based smartphone with a Qwerty keyboard, noting the company expects to sell "tens of millions" of units of the phone.

Kantar: Windows Phone gains ground on Android, iOS in Q1

Microsoft's Windows Phone fueled 5.6 percent of smartphones sold in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2013, up from 3.7 percent in the year-ago quarter, narrowing the gap on Google's Android and Apple's iOS, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports.

BlackBerry: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to carry Qwerty Q10

BlackBerry confirmed that all four Tier 1 U.S. carriers will launch the BlackBerry Q10, the company's first BlackBerry 10-based smartphone with a Qwerty keyboard, giving the company a boost of carrier support as it seeks to regain market share in the American market.

Verizon's Z10 sales giving BlackBerry a boost, according to Chitika

BlackBerry has not yet detailed U.S. sales figures for its flagship Z10 smartphone, let alone broken it down by carrier, but according to online advertising network Chitika, Verizon Wireless is giving the Z10 a major boost.

Getting ready for the Q1 earnings season

As always,  FierceWireless  will be tracking all of the major wireless companies--from carriers to handset makers to network equipment providers--as they report first quarter results, and we'll bring you all of the details.  Special report